Zechariah 8:21

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Zechariah 8:21

(21) And the inhabitants of one city shall go to another.—LXX., καὶ συνελεύσονται κατοικοῦντες πέντε πόλεις εἰς μίαν πόλιν, “and the inhabitants of five cities shall come together to one city,” borrowing the word “five” possibly from Isaiah 19:18, “In that day there shall be five cities . . . one shall be called . . .” read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Dictionary of Texts - Zechariah 8:1-23

Work and Play Zechariah 8:5 I shall set play in a threefold light: I. In the light of work. II. In the light of the Gospel. III. In the light of heaven. I. Play in the Light of Work. What is the difference between work and play? It is not in the things we do so much that the real difference between work and play is found: it is in the spirit in which the thing is done. And can we distinguish that difference of spirit? I do not suppose that it was ever better done than by that great thinker... read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Bible Commentary - Zechariah 8:1-23

; Zechariah 8:1-23"THE SEED OF PEACE"Zechariah 7:1-14; Zechariah 8:1-23THE Visions have revealed the removal of the guilt of the land, the restoration of Israel to their standing before God, the revival of the great national institutions, and God’s will to destroy the heathen forces of the world. With the Temple built, Israel should be again in the position which she enjoyed before the Exile. Zechariah, therefore, proceeds to exhort his people to put away the fasts which the Exile had made... read more

Arno Clemens Gaebelein

Arno Gaebelein's Annotated Bible - Zechariah 8:1-23

CHAPTER 8 1. The restoration announced (Zechariah 8:1-3 ) 2. The peace of Jerusalem (Zechariah 8:4-5 ) 3. The return to the land (Zechariah 8:6-8 ) 4. The blessing of the land and the people (Zechariah 8:9-23 ) Zechariah 8:1-3 . The answer is now given to the question, and it is an answer which none of the petitioners expected. The answer is closely linked with the third night vision in chapter 2, for here is an enlarged prophecy concerning the restoration of Jerusalem. Jehovah was... read more

L.M. Grant

L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible - Zechariah 8:1-23

The Positive Answer (vv. 1-17) In this chapter the Lord gives a wonderfully positive answer to the question ofZechariah 7:2; Zechariah 7:2. The positive answer is found only in His own great and effective work to which the eyes of Israel are to be directed. Yet the answer looks forward, far beyond any small measure of revival in Israel, to the time when God restores the nation permanently in the age of millennial glory. Another direct word from the Lord of hosts comes to Zechariah, not... read more

James Gray

James Gray's Concise Bible Commentary - Zechariah 8:1-23

MORE OF THE PROPHET ’S OWN TIME THE GOLDEN CANDLESTICK (Zechariah 4:0 ) The candlestick was a copy of that in the early tabernacle, but with what difference (Zechariah 4:2 )? From what source was its oil supplied (Zechariah 4:3 )? What did this supply of oil from the trees symbolize (Zechariah 4:6 )? The candlestick itself may represent the temple which the Jews were now essaying to build, or the Jewish nation as a whole which was now sought to be re-established and become a light in... read more

Joseph Parker

The People's Bible by Joseph Parker - Zechariah 8:1-23

Fasting and Feasting Zechariah 7:0 , Zechariah 8:0 It is not enough to fast That may be a trick; there may be a way of doing it which robs it of all its virtue and of all its significance. God takes our ceremonies to pieces, and says aloud, What is the meaning of all this your church-going and hymn-singing, and apparently decent observance of religious ordinances? Is it in reality unto me, or is it unto yourselves? Fasting is not postponed feasting. Yet this is what it has been turned into... read more

Robert Hawker

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary - Zechariah 8:20-23

Thus saith the Lord of hosts; It shall yet come to pass, that there shall come people and the inhabitants of many cities: 21 And the inhabitants of one city shall go to another, saying, Let us go speedily to pray before the Lord, and to seek the Lord of hosts: I will go also. 22 Yea, many people and strong nations shall come to seek the Lord of hosts in Jerusalem, and to pray before the Lord. 23 Thus saith the Lord of hosts; In those days it shall come to pass, that ten men shall take hold out... read more

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on the Bible - Zechariah 8:18-23

18-23 When God comes towards us in ways of mercy, we must meet him with joy and thankfulness. Therefore be faithful and honest in all your dealings; and let it be a pleasure to you to be so, though thereby you come short of the gains others get dishonestly; and, as much as in you lies, live peaceably with all men. Let the truths of God rule in your heads, and let the peace of God rule in your hearts. Thus the ancient servants of God drew the notice of heathen neighbours, whose prejudices were... read more

Frank Binford Hole

F. B. Hole's Old and New Testament Commentary - Zechariah 8:1-99

Zech 8 HAVING EXPOSED the sinful state of the people, another word from the Lord came in which the purposes of His mercy were revealed. In this remarkable chapter there are things specially addressed to the remnant then back in the land verses Zech 8.9-8.17 , for instance yet the main drift of it goes far beyond anything that was realized in their history, between the rebuilding as permitted by Cyrus. and the destruction under the Romans, so it looks on to the end of the age and the second... read more

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